Korea

S. Korea skeptical of N. Korea's intent to return to six-party talks: official

Yonhap News Agency — Sat, 25 May 2013 12:15:45 +0000

Yonhap News Agency

SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is skeptical of a suggestion made by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's special envoy that his communist regime is willing to re-join long-suspended six-party talks, a Seoul official said Saturday.

Choe Ryong-hae, the director of the General Political Bureau of North Korea's People's Army, met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday, during which he conveyed Pyongyang's willingness to open dialogue on the issue with "concerned parties." He also conveyed North Korea's plan to actively work to ensure stability on the Korean Peninsula.

S. Korea skeptical of N. Korea's intent to return to six-party talks: official

Yonhap News Agency — Sat, 25 May 2013 08:00:10 +0000

Yonhap News Agency

Seoul press doubtful over N. Korea dialogue offer

Agence France-Presse — Sat, 25 May 2013 07:45:10 +0000

Agence France-Presse

South Korea's press on Saturday expressed scepticism over an apparent offer by North Korea that it was willing to return to six-party nuclear disarmament talks.

North Korean special envoy Choe Ryong-Hae met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday and reportedly handed him a letter from leader Kim Jong-Un in a sign Pyongyang may be backing away from confrontation with the international community.

N. Korean leader stresses importance of friendship between Pyongyang, Beijing: reports

Yonhap News Agency — Sat, 25 May 2013 05:50:05 +0000

Yonhap News Agency

SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- In a letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un underlined the need to foster and consolidate the traditional friendship between the two countries, the North's state media said Saturday.

Choe Ryong-hae, the director of the General Political Bureau of North Korea's People's Army, delivered Kim's hand written letter to Xi at their meeting in China on Friday.

N. Korean leader stresses importance of friendship between Pyongyang, Beijing: reports

Yonhap News Agency — Sat, 25 May 2013 04:15:32 +0000

Yonhap News Agency

Choe Ryong-hae, the director of the General Political Bureau of North Korea's People's Army, delivered Kim's hand written letter to Xi at their meeting in China on Friday.

N. Korean envoy meets China president: state media

Agence France-Presse — Fri, 24 May 2013 23:15:25 +0000

Agence France-Presse

A North Korean envoy met China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing Friday and handed him a personal letter from leader Kim Jong-Un, Chinese state-run media reported.

Choe Ryong-Hae told Xi that North Korea is willing to take positive actions to solve problems through dialogue, the official Xinhua news agency said, after months of high tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear programme.

The reports did not disclose the contents of the letter.

N. Korea slams S. Korea leader as 'confrontation maniac'

Agence France-Presse — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:46:01 +0000

Agence France-Presse

North Korea Friday accused South Korean President Park Geun-Hye of hurting the dignity of its leadership and slammed her as "a confrontation maniac".

The warning came a day after Park denounced North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un for "playing a gamble to escalate tension" on the Korean peninsula.

The North's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea, responsible for inter-Korean ties, said Park had attempted to "bar the situation from leading to detente".

Kim Jong-un's special envoy meets Chinese president

Yonhap News Agency — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:15:34 +0000

Yonhap News Agency

BEIJING, May 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's special envoy met with Chinese President Xi Jinping Friday to deliver Pyongyang's willingness to re-join long-suspended six-party talks on ending its nuclear programs, news reports and sources said.

Choe Ryong-hae, the director of the General Political Bureau of North Korea's People's Army, met Xi at the Great Hall of the People on the final day of his three-day trip to China, China News Service said, adding Choe had delivered Kim Jong-un's personal letter to Xi.

Kim Jong-un's special envoy meets Chinese president

Yonhap News Agency — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:14:37 +0000

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NK envoy-Chinese president

Yonhap News Agency — Fri, 24 May 2013 12:02:31 +0000

Yonhap News Agency

NK envoy-China's president

Yonhap News Agency — Fri, 24 May 2013 10:45:38 +0000

Yonhap News Agency

BEIJING, May 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's special envoy Choe Ryong- met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday as part of Pyongyang's effort to mend frayed relations with its main supporter, diplomatic sources here said.

The meeting between Xi and Choe, the director of the General Political Bureau of North Korea's People's Army (KPA), took place at the Great Hall of the People earlier in the day,

the sources said. The envoy is a close confidant of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

CEOs-facial traits

Yonhap News Agency — Fri, 24 May 2013 10:45:26 +0000

Yonhap News Agency

SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- Eight out of 10 South Korean CEOs have clear-cut facial features, a professor said Friday, linking people's facial structure to their successes in business.

Choi Chang-seok, an expert on facial features at Seoul's Myongji University in Yongin near Seoul, told a business forum that 23 CEOs from 28 top South Korean conglomerates surveyed have sharp and definite facial features such as angular jawbones, big eyes, short-and-wide noses, small foreheads and thicker eyebrows.

CEOs-facial traits

Yonhap News Agency — Fri, 24 May 2013 10:15:35 +0000

Yonhap News Agency

SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- Eight out of 10 South Korean CEOs have faces with clear-cut features, a professor said Friday, linking people's facial structure to their successes in business.

Choi Chang-seok, an expert in understanding facial features at Seoul's Myongji University, said in a business forum that 23 CEOs out of top 28 South Korean conglomerates have sharp and definite features of their faces such as angular jawbones, big eyes, narrow noses, small foreheads and thicker eyebrows.

NK envoy-China visit

Yonhap News Agency — Fri, 24 May 2013 09:30:19 +0000

Yonhap News Agency

BEIJING/SEOUL, May 24 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean envoy met a senior Chinese military official Friday, reiterating his country's willingness to talk with "all concerned parties" to ease tension in the region in order to help Pyongyang mend frayed relations with its main supporter.

China's defense ministry and local press said that Vice Marshall Choe Ryong-hae, director of the General Political Bureau of North Korea's People's Army, met with Fan Changlong, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission in the capital city.

North Korea says will take 'positive steps' for peace

Thomson Reuters — Fri, 24 May 2013 09:15:45 +0000

Thomson Reuters

By Terril Yue Jones and Sui-Lee Wee

BEIJING (Reuters) - A North Korean envoy told China's president on Friday that his reclusive country was willing to take "positive actions" to ensure peace and stability on the Korean peninsula, as China steps up diplomatic efforts to bring Pyongyang back to talks.

Choe Ryong-hae, a special envoy of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, met Chinese officials, including President Xi Jinping, in the highest-ranking visit by an official from Pyongyang in about six months.